Baling-wire needle



Apr. 24, 1923. 1,452,712

W. A. SEYMOUR A BALING WIRE NEEDLE Filed Aug. 30. 1920 r a. 7 I W/W/am 6! 59/070112:

, vwewich Gttmuu Patented Apr. 24, 1923.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM A. SEYMOUR, F LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

BALING-WIRE NEEDLE.

Application filed August 30, 1920. Serial No. 406,817.

To all to hom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. SEYMOUR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Leavenworth, in the county of Leavenworth and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling- IVire Needles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the. same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toythe letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to needles for baling presses and one of the objects thereof is to provide 'an inexpensive, efficient form of needle which will adequately perform the functions for which it is intended.

This type of needle is used for engaging wire to draw it around a bale so that the ends of the wire may be tied. Needles of this general character have been constructed heretofore but such needles usually consist of a bar to which a separate head is formed in order to provide for an anti-friction roller, over which the Wire passes.

I have provided means whereby the head and bar may be cast integrally and the roller dropped into a recess or socket and held in place by a riveted pin so that the head and bar may be of one piece and after the roller is in place, liability of its becoming detached will be entirely eliminated.

In the drawings,

Fig. I is a perspective view of one. end of a needle constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. II is a similar view showing the roller and its pin removed and disclosing the open socket to receive the roller.

Fig. III is a fragmentary, perspective view of the head and needle, and

Fig. IV is a sectional view on the line IV-IV of Fig. I.

The needle is shown as consisting of a bar 1 having a head 2 with an inclined point 3. The head proper is provided with a slotted portion 4: constituting the inlet or mouth of a recess 5, which is countersunk in the head as at 6 and 7. The top and bottom walls of the recess are provided with openlngs 8 and 9 to receive a rivet, pin or bolt 10, constituting the axis of the pulley 11, which may be inserted into the recess through the slot or opening 4, after which the rivet 10 may be dropped in place and headed as at 12 and 13, to prevent the roller from becoming displaced.

It will be apparent by reference to Fig. II that the head and bar may be made of cast steel, thus saving the cost and difficulty of assembling the two parts, and that the roller may be passed into the recessthrough the opening 11 and then the rivet put in place and headed so that liability of any of the parts becoming detached will be eliminated.

The countersunk portions of the recess formed by the flanges 1 L and 15 prevents the wire from getting under the pulley when the device is in use, this being an important feature as it eliminates liability of the wire binding with respect to the hooked portion of the bar.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is: 1

A needle for baling presses comprising a bar having a recess, the head; having a hooked end, the recess being open at one edge of the, bar, a roller insertible through the open portion of the recess, and a rollercarrying rivet connected to the hooked end and the floor of the recess to maintain the roller in functional position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ILLIAM SEYMOUR. 

